Is jamal in empire really gay
AsJamalLyon on Fox’s “ Empire,” Jussie Smollett portrays one of primetime television’s most prominent gay characters of color.
The cultural significance of the role isn’t lost on the actor-singer, who came out publicly as gay in 2015. Appearing on SiriusXM’s “The Clay Cane Show” Wednesday, he explained why he insisted that Jamal’s love interest on “Empire” be a man of shade , too.
“There was talk about Jamal having a light boyfriend,” Smollett recalled. “And I said, ‘Fuck no!’ Not for any reason, except we contain a responsibility and we have a such a gorgeous opportunity to business two black men in a partnership together, in a healthy relationship.”
Listen to a clip of Smollett’s “The Clay Cane Show” interview below.
Stressing that his casting view “wasn’t anything against white men,” he continued, “This is what I hope, this is what I long to see and this is what I wish I had seen as a kid. If I had seen certain things as an adolescent, I would’ve had a much different sympathetic of who I am.”
Jamal began dating a correspondent, Kai (played by Toby Onwumere), on “Empire” early in the show’s fifth season, which debuted in September. In the season’s fourth episod
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Jussie Smollett, right, with Yazz in a scene from Empire.
In a candid interview in the latest issue of Out magazine, Empire star Jussie Smollett discusses his activism and what it was like officially coming out as gay to Ellen DeGeneres last year. The actor then reveals something even more intriguing — that he is open to love, “not to gender.”
“If I had to label myself, I would label myself as a gay man. With that said, I believe that passion is the only thing that matters, and I would wish that anybody would leave themselves open – not to gender, but to love. … If we truly believe that we are born this way, then why do we try to stifle the way we were born? If I fall in love down the road with a woman, I’m going to love that woman.”
Jussie Smollett on the March 2016 cover of OUT Magazine.
Queer representation still doesn’t make up a significant part of the media we consume. That is why it is always refreshing to see a TV show starring a character that identifies as something other than straight. Empire is a juggernaut when it comes to ratings, and Jamal Lyon, one of the main black characters, is gay. However, things happened during the mid-season finale of the show’s sophomore airing that has made me reflect that queer visibility is a joke on the relatively new TV series.
This post contains spoilers regarding the present and Jamal’s nature arc. You possess been warned!
For those of you who might not know, Empire focuses on the Lyon family and the major story arc revolves around the battle regarding who will race the musical legacy. It stars Terrence Howard as Lucious Lyon, the marvelous Taraji P.
Jamal is gay, and the show’s first season revolved around him coming out and dealing with his father’s homophobic attitude. As the story progressed, it was revealed that years ago Lucious had forced Jamal into a affair with Olivia (Raven Symone) and she showed up with a little miss with Jamal entity the potential father. Keep in consciousness that Empire is a so
Jussie Smollett of 'Empire' Comes Out to Ellen DeGeneres
— -- Ever since Jussie Smollett's character, Jamal Lyon, came out as lgbtq+ on the hit drama "Empire," there has been plenty of speculation about the actor's own sexuality, and now he is setting the record straight.
The actor spoke with Ellen DeGeneres in a scarce one-on-one backstage after taping an appearance on the show.
"It was really vital to me to produce sure that it got across that there is no closet,” Smollett, 31, said in the taped backstage interview. There's never been a closet that I've been in. I don't own a closet, I got a dresser, but I don't hold a closet. But I have a home and that is my responsibility to protect that home.
"So that's why I elect not to talk about my personal life," he continued. "But there is without a doubt, no closet that I've ever been in, and I just wanted to produce that clear. But it was most important for me to make that clear to you on your show at this time in the nature. And that's where I'm at."
Before his conversation with DeGeneres, Smollett had refused to discuss his sexuality in